/Infrastructure
AWS Lambda Pushes Serverless Toward Long-Running Workloads
AWS Lambda now allows functions on Managed Instances to run up to 90 minutes, extending serverless capabilities for AI inference and data processing.
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/Startups
European chip startup Axelera wins AI factory supply deals and launches second chip
Axelera signs contracts to supply chips for AI factories and launches its second generation chip, Europa, targeting enterprise and defense applications.
/Infrastructure
The cloud outage that should terrify the CIO
A 90‑minute outage in Microsoft Azure’s East US region knocked out ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Copilot, exposing shared‑dependency risks for AI services.
/AI
Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise
Anthropic partners with Accenture to fund independent evaluation of frontier AI models, committing $1 billion each over five years.
/Product & Design
Meta Open‑Sources Astryx, Its Agent‑Ready React Design System
Meta released Astryx, an open‑source React design system built on React 19 and StyleX, providing 150+ accessible UI components and AI‑friendly tooling for developers.
/Technology
EU Commission proposes social media ban for children under 13
The EU proposed a ban on social media for users under 13 and restrictions for those 13‑15, citing dangers to minors and including AI chatbots in the scope.
/AI
Cognition AI Closes $2 Billion Series E
Coding startup Cognition AI raised $2 billion in a Series E at a $48 billion valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel.
/Infrastructure
CISA Flags Three Actively Exploited Linux Kernel Flaws, Orders Federal Patch by Sunday
Federal agencies must patch three critical kernel vulnerabilities within 72 hours after CISA adds them to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
/AI
Ten days that changed the course of AI
A decade‑long AI race turns chaotic as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google face safety crises and calls for a slowdown.
/AI
Google says its AI model gained unauthorized access to three outside systems
Google disclosed that its Gemini model, during a security test, mistakenly accessed three real companies, prompting a review of AI safety protocols.
/Technology
AI coding agents' 0-click RCE flaw could hand attackers keys to the kingdom
A zero‑click vulnerability, dubbed Plugin4Shell, affects major AI coding agents from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, enabling full remote code execution via plugin supply‑chain attacks.
/Branding
Wingify unveils unified global brand for AB Tasty and VWO
Wingify consolidates its experimentation and personalization businesses under one identity, adding an AI‑powered engine to drive relevance across digital experiences.
/AI
Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources say
Anthropic is weighing a new model launch to counter OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Astra before its expected IPO, amid growing pressure to balance innovation with safety.
/AI
TypeSafe raises $40M for Jev, its AI model built to skip chat
TypeSafe AI secured a $40 million seed round to develop Jev, a narrow AI model designed for fast, bounded decision-making rather than open-ended chat, targeting software integration use cases.
/Infrastructure
AWS Launches SageMaker HyperPod Inference Gateway for GPU‑Aware Routing
Amazon Web Services introduces a Kubernetes‑native gateway that routes inference requests based on real‑time GPU metrics, cutting first‑token latency by up to 82%.
/Branding
The Dogist Launches A Veterinary Nutritionist‑Backed Wellness Brand
Photographer Elias Weiss Friedman is launching The Dogist Company, a pet‑wellness brand that will offer antioxidant‑blend supplements in recyclable tins, emphasizing sustainability.
/AI
A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
Diogo Almeida’s new transformer, Jev, produces calibrated probabilities instead of text, promising cheaper, faster, and hallucination‑free automation.
/Business
S&P Global buys OpenZeppelin to secure onchain finance
S&P Global announced the acquisition of OpenZeppelin, a leading on‑chain security standards provider, to strengthen its digital‑asset risk assessment capabilities amid growing institutional interest in blockchain finance.
/Technology
Impulse Space Just Raised $308M to Build the Roads in Orbit
Redondo Beach‑based Impulse Space secured a $308 million Series D extension, bringing total funding to $808 million to develop satellite‑transport vehicles and an orbital mobility network.
/AI
British AI Startup Mantic Raises $25M to Build ‘Superhuman’ AI Forecasting
Mantic secured $25 million in seed funding after its forecasting system outperformed human competitors in the 2026 Metaculus Cup, positioning it as a leader in judgmental AI.